Patents Assigned to MATERION CORPORATION
  • Metal-on-ceramic substrates
    Patent number: 11046051
    Abstract: A metal-on-ceramic substrate comprises a ceramic layer, a first metal layer, and a bonding layer joining the ceramic layer to the first metal layer. The bonding layer includes thermoplastic polyimide adhesive that contains thermally conductive particles. This permits the substrate to withstand most common die attach operations, reduces residual stress in the substrate, and simplifies manufacturing processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Materion Corporation
    Inventor: Richard J. Koba
  • Ceramic combo lid with selective and edge metallizations
    Patent number: 11049777
    Abstract: A frame lid for use with a semiconductor package is disclosed. First, a mask is applied to a top surface of the lid and over a central area of the top surface to define a peripheral area. Next, a seal ring is formed by metallizing the peripheral area and the sidewall of the plate. The mask can then be removed obtain the frame lid. Next, a solder preform can be attached to the seal ring. This reduces pullback and shrinkage of the metallized layer, while lowering the manufacturing cost and process times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: MATERION CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ramesh Kothandapani
  • Processes for making salt systems including beryllium fluoride
    Patent number: 11040886
    Abstract: Processes for producing beryllium fluoride salt systems containing beryllium fluoride, such as lithium beryllium fluoride salts, are disclosed herein. The processes include mixing ammonium beryllium fluoride with a lithium compound, melting the mixture to form a molten phase, purging the molten phase, and cooling the molten phase. This reduces the number of manufacturing steps needed to obtain the beryllium fluoride containing salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Materion Corporation
    Inventors: Edgar E. Vidal, Christopher K. Dorn
  • Cover lid with selective and edge metallization
    Patent number: 11031309
    Abstract: A cover lid for use with a semiconductor package is disclosed. First, a polyamide mask is applied to one surface of the lid plate. Next, the exposed areas of the surface, as well as the sides of the lid plate, are metallized. The polyamide mask can then be removed. This reduces pullback and shrinkage of the metallized layer, while lowering the manufacturing cost and process times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: MATERION CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ramesh Kothandapani
  • Coupling for rods
    Patent number: 11008818
    Abstract: A cold worked and spinodally-hardened copper alloy comprising from about 8 to about 20 wt % nickel, and from about 5 to about 11 wt % tin, the remaining balance being copper, and having a 0.2% offset yield strength of at least 75 ksi, is used to form a sucker rod coupling or subcoupling. Each coupling is formed from a core having two ends, each end having an internal thread. These box ends engage the pin of a sucker rod or other rod. The exterior surface of the core includes grooves running between the two ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: MATERION CORPORATION
    Inventors: William D. Nielsen, Diane M. Nielsen, Fritz C. Grensing
  • Wear-resistant Cu—Ni—Sn coating
    Patent number: 11008645
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of applying a wear-resistant copper-nickel-tin coating to a substrate using a thermal spray process. Briefly, a copper-nickel-tin alloy feedstock is converted into a powder or droplet form, then sprayed onto a substrate to form a coating thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: MATERION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fritz C. Grensing, Robert E. Kusner, David J. Krus, William D. Nielsen, Karl Ziegler
  • COPPER-NICKEL-SILICON ALLOYS WITH HIGH STRENGTH AND HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
    Publication number: 20210130931
    Abstract: A copper alloy that does not contain beryllium and has a 0.2% offset yield strength of at least 80 ksi and an electrical conductivity of at least 48% IACS is disclosed. The copper alloy contains nickel, silicon, chromium, manganese, zirconium, and balance copper. The alloy is prepared by cold working, solution annealing, and aging. The alloy can be used for example, as a heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: MATERION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carole L. TRYBUS, John C. KULI, Christopher J. TAYLOR
  • Magnetic copper alloys
    Patent number: 10984931
    Abstract: Magnetic copper-nickel-tin-manganese alloys are disclosed. Also disclosed are processing steps that can be performed for maintaining and/or changing various magnetic or mechanical properties of the alloys. Further described herein are methods for using such an alloy, including various articles produced therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: MATERION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fritz C. Grensing, W. Raymond Cribb, Amy E. Craft, Derrick L. Brown
  • Ability to three-dimensionally print an aperture mask on a multi spectral filter array
    Patent number: 10981372
    Abstract: A three-dimensional inkjet printer and method for printing an aperture mask on a multi-spectral filter array. A custom tray is used by the printer allowing for printing on a prefabricated filter array. Photopolymer resin is deposited on the prefabricated filter array to form the aperture mask of dark mirror coating. An ultraviolet lamp illuminates the deposited photopolymer resin on the surface of the prefabricated multi-spectral optical filter array to cure the resin, thereby forming the mask. The prefabricated multi-spectral optical filter array includes an optical coating on at least one side, the aperture mask being formed on the optical coating, without the use of heat, chemical etching, or deformation of the optical coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Materion Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin R. Downing
  • COPPER-NICKEL-TIN ALLOY WITH HIGH TOUGHNESS
    Publication number: 20210102282
    Abstract: A spinodal copper-nickel-tin alloy with a combination of improved impact strength, yield strength, and ductility is disclosed. The alloy is formed by process treatment steps including solution annealing, cold working and spinodal hardening. These include such processes as a first heat treatment/homogenization step followed by hot working, solution annealing, cold working, and a second heat treatment/spinodally hardening step. The spinodal alloys so produced are useful for applications demanding enhanced strength and ductility such as for pipes and tubes used in the oil and gas industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: MATERION CORPORATION
    Inventors: W. Raymond Cribb, Chad A. Finkbeiner, Fritz C. Grensing
  • COPPER ALLOY COMPOSITIONS HAVING ENHANCED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND WEAR RESISTANCE
    Publication number: 20210078073
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to powders and wires made from a copper-containing alloy. The copper-containing alloy is a copper-nickel-tin alloy or a copper-nickel-silicon-chromium alloy. Articles formed from the metal powder exhibit high thermal conductivity, high wear resistance, and thermal stability. The powders and wire also be used as a feed material for thermal spraying and copper-containing coatings are disclosed. The copper-containing alloy material promotes increased life of engine components and fuel efficiency when used as a cylindrical liner in an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: MATERION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steffen MACK, Fritz C. GRENSING, Carole L. TRYBUS, David J. KRUS
  • Systems and methods for counter gravity casting for bulk amorphous alloys
    Patent number: 10926323
    Abstract: A counter gravity casting apparatus includes a reusable metal mold having a plurality of mold cavities, a feed tube configured to feed molten alloy into the mold, and a vacuum fitting configured to permit a vacuum to be applied to the mold. The mold includes multiple metal sections configured such that adjacent metal sections mate to one another, the metal sections being separable from one another. The metal sections include recesses that form the mold cavities, and the mold includes a sprue and multiple runner passages. The sprue is configured to receive molten alloy from the feed tube, and the multiple runner passages are configured to feed molten alloy from the sprue to the mold cavities. Methods of casting bulk amorphous alloy articles or feedstock is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Materion Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Yurko, Edgar E. Vidal, Nicholas W. Hitchinson
  • LOW FRICTION AND HIGH WEAR RESISTANT SUCKER ROD STRING
    Publication number: 20210017817
    Abstract: A sucker rod string is formed from sucker rods and sucker rod couplings. The sucker rod couplings are formed from a spinodally-hardened copper alloy comprising from about 8 to about 20 wt % nickel, and from about 5 to about 11 wt % tin, the remaining balance being copper, and having a sliding coefficient of friction of 0.4 or less when measured against carbon steel. The sucker rod string has low friction and improved pumping stroke, enhanced pumping capacity, and less load in the overall system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: MATERION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fritz C. Grensing, Diane M. Nielsen, William D. Nielsen, Richard E. Cash, Christopher W. Damschroder
  • Sputtering target having RFID information
    Patent number: 10896812
    Abstract: A method for affixing an RFID tag to sputtering targets is disclosed. A cavity is formed on the back of the backing plate adjacent to the outer edge. Within the cavity, an RFID tag is secured with an encapsulant. The encapsulant is cured with the RFID tag capable of communicating with an associated reader through the encapsulant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: MATERION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael V. Pasquariello, Thomas P. St. Vincent, Matthew T. Willson, Richard J. Koba
  • Enhancement of output of optically pumped phosphor by use of surface nanostructures
    Patent number: 10871644
    Abstract: Phosphor elements comprising phosphors in a host material having a phosphorescence-emitting surface with surface nanostructures are disclosed. Phosphor wheels having such phosphor elements, methods of making such phosphor elements, and methods of using such phosphor elements are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Materion Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Sprague, Michael P. Newell
  • Copper-nickel-tin alloy with high toughness
    Patent number: 10858723
    Abstract: A spinodal copper-nickel-tin alloy with a combination of improved impact strength, yield strength, and ductility is disclosed. The alloy is formed by process treatment steps including solution annealing, cold working and spinodal hardening. These include such processes as a first heat treatment/homogenization step followed by hot working, solution annealing, cold working, and a second heat treatment/spinodally hardening step. The spinodal alloys so produced are useful for applications demanding enhanced strength and ductility such as for pipes and tubes used in the oil and gas industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Materion Corporation
    Inventors: W. Raymond Cribb, Chad A. Finkbeiner, Fritz C. Grensing
  • Low friction and high wear resistant sucker rod string
    Patent number: 10844671
    Abstract: A sucker rod string is formed from sucker rods and sucker rod couplings. The sucker rod couplings are formed from a spinodally-hardened copper alloy comprising from about 8 to about 20 wt % nickel, and from about 5 to about 11 wt % tin, the remaining balance being copper, and having a sliding coefficient of friction of 0.4 or less when measured against carbon steel. The sucker rod string has low friction and improved pumping stroke, enhanced pumping capacity, and less load in the overall system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Materion Corporation
    Inventors: Fritz C. Grensing, Diane M. Nielsen, William D. Nielsen, Richard E. Cash, Christopher W. Damschroder
  • Couplings for well pumping components
    Patent number: 10844670
    Abstract: A coupling for joining a downhole pump to a sucker rod string is disclosed. The coupling includes a core having a first end, a central portion, and a second end. The first end and the second end each have an end surface. The first end tapers linearly inwards from the central portion to the first end surface. The second end has a rounded edge along the second end surface. The coupling is made from a spinodally-hardened copper-nickel-tin alloy and has a sliding coefficient of friction of less than 0.4 when measured against carbon steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: MATERION CORPORATION
    Inventors: William D. Nielsen, Jr., Diane M. Nielsen
  • Piston compression rings of copper-nickel-tin alloys
    Patent number: 10837554
    Abstract: A piston ring is made from a copper-containing alloy. This material permits the top compression ring of a piston to be moved closer to the piston crown, reducing crevice volume and reducing the tendency for pre-ignition. Ignition timing advance can be realized by installing the rings and letting the ECU advance the timing as the sensors allow, increasing efficiency. Also, shorter pistons and longer connecting rods are possible. The shorter pistons reduces the reciprocated mass in the engine and the longer connecting rods reduce the frictional loss caused by radial forces pushing the piston against the liner. Both reducing volume and tendency for pre-ignition increase engine efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Materion Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Krus, Steffen Mack, Andrew J. Whitaker
  • High optical power light conversion device using a phosphor element with solder attachment
    Patent number: 10833211
    Abstract: A light generator comprises a light conversion device and a light source arranged to apply a light beam to the light conversion element. The light conversion device includes an optoceramic or other solid phosphor element comprising one or more phosphors embedded in a ceramic, glass, or other host, a metal heat sink, and a solder bond attaching the optoceramic phosphor element to the metal heat sink. The optoceramic phosphor element does not undergo cracking in response to the light source applying a light beam of beam energy effective to heat the optoceramic phosphor element to the phosphor quenching point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Materion Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Newell, Zan Aslett, Robert Cuzziere, Andrew P. Houde, Derrick Brown